Legal Opinion
Chester v. Harper Woods School District
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided November 27, 1978No. Docket 77-2499PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtC. W. Simon, J.
Plaintiffs are three schoolteachers with tenure in the employ of defendant school district. In 1972 they were among those laid off when a drop in district revenue caused by an adverse property tax ruling and a millage defeat precipitated a necessary reduction in personnel. When financial conditions improved, however, new positions were created, but the school board appointed new, probationary teachers to fill the vacancies.
Mr. Chester had taught elementary physical education in the Harper Woods School District for 21 years. He was certified to teach all subjects at the seventh and eighth…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Fusari v. SteinbergSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Rehberg v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF MELVINDALE, ECORSE SCH. DIST. NO. 11Michigan Supreme Court · 1951
- Goodwin v. Board of Education of School DistrictMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
- Freiberg v. Board of Education of Big Bay De Noc School DistrictMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
- Pounder v. Harper Woods Board of EducationMichigan Supreme Court · 1977
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